Teufel

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Teufe ← Middle High German tiuvel ← Old High German tiufal →
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Meanings

proper nounTeufel (plural Teufels)

plural Teufels

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  4. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  5. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  8. Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
  9. Ancient Greekδιαβάλλω (diabállō)
  10. Ancient Greekδιάβολος (diábolos)
  11. Latindiabolus
  12. Proto-West Germanic*diubul
  13. Old High Germantiufal
  14. Middle High Germantiuvel
  15. GermanTeufe
  16. EnglishTeufel

Borrowed from German Teufel.

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APA

Teufel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Teufel

MLA

“Teufel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Teufel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Teufel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Teufel.

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